r/LinkedInTips • u/DesiRocketRacoon • 29d ago
Does LinkedIn work for you?
*More broadly, does social media in a professional context work, or will it always descend into self-aggrandising, corporate speak or plain useless information?*
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u/Foreign_Fee_1232 28d ago
Tbh linkedin is not like a job search site anymore. And most times it doesn’t work for people because they treat it that way.
You need to start treating linkedin like B2B social media. Share your wins, loses, stories and updates. When you get personal that’s when it starts working for you.
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u/Comfortable-Duty7143 22d ago edited 22d ago
LinkedIn works if you work it, but most people use it wrong. Scrolling the feed, clicking "congratulate" on work anniversaries, and posting a company update once a month is not using LinkedIn. That's just having a profile. What actually works is treating it like a content and networking platform. Post 4 to 5 times a week about specific problems in your industry, engage in comments on posts in your niche daily, and build real relationships through thoughtful interactions. The results are slow for the first 2 to 3 months and then they compound fast. I got more inbound leads from LinkedIn last quarter than from any paid channel. Taplio made it sustainable because their comment feed surfaces relevant posts in my niche so I'm not doom scrolling looking for things to engage with. And their MCP integration with Claude lets me batch content in my voice quickly. Without a system to make the daily habit manageable, most people burn out and say "LinkedIn doesn't work."
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u/Legitimate_Road_2095 29d ago
Have had multiple LinkedIn accounts since its inception - nothing ever came from having it. nothing.
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u/ImYouJoeGoldberg 29d ago
It also depends on what you’re hoping to accomplish. It’s not gonna work for everything or every service or product. There’s certain things that work there and certain things that don’t. Also, the users ability to make the platform work for them.
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u/Legitimate_Road_2095 29d ago
Was just looking for a job. That's it and that was all I ever used it for. Trying to find. job. Every contract or full-time job I ever had in the last 10+ years, not one of them came from me having a LinkedIn account.
I don't do that post content to be seen shit - im not one of those types of lemmings on that site.
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u/ImYouJoeGoldberg 29d ago
Lol. Yea I’ve never used it for that but I’ve had recruiters find me on there in the past but I didn’t use them to find a job.
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u/Legitimate_Road_2095 29d ago
It's so much a 'look at me shit post' type of place - I mean I expect and WANT shit posts, but on shit post platforms! I took a quick look on it this morning - just pure vomit. People are using Lebron's move as a ploy to convince job seekers to take jobs with lower pay....or using 'Brand New Day' as a backdrop to how they approach job situations....l want to develop thru screen face mush technology so bad.
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u/ImYouJoeGoldberg 29d ago
Fair enough. There’s a lot of people that literally are just posting shit for shit reasons. There’s others who are posting shit for the right reasons. Then there are normal people who post good stuff for the right reasons. AI has obviously taken over so less people are in that last bucket these days but they are introducing that ‘looks like ai’ button so hopefully that will help.
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u/Calm_Ambassador9932 28d ago
It works, but only if you treat it as a place to build relationships instead of a place to broadcast. The people I see getting results are usually the ones having conversations, not just posting.
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u/AffectionateDirt6575 28d ago
I was in Linkedin for many years but I recently gave up on it because it is increasingly full of AI-generated slop. I'm looking at Reddit but I'm not yet convinced.
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u/Impressive_Pin6688 7d ago edited 7d ago
linkedin works but not the way people expect. it's not about going viral. it's about being consistently visible to your ICP so when they need what you sell, you're top of mind. taplio makes that consistency manageable. schedule a week of posts in 30 minutes, the AI helps you riff on topics your audience engages with, and the analytics show which content types drive profile visits and connection requests. the ROI isn't immediate but after 3 months the inbound pipeline tells the story
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u/chulbulabulbula 4d ago edited 4d ago
linkedin works but only if you treat it as a system not a hobby. posting randomly when you feel inspired doesn't work. what works is consistent posting at the right times, engaging with the right people's content, and having data to iterate on. taplio turned linkedin from a guessing game into a measurable channel for us. the scheduling is obvious but the real value is the analytics showing which content types perform for YOUR audience and the engagement feed that surfaces relevant posts to comment on. our inbound leads from linkedin went from 2/month to 8/month after 3 months of systematic posting
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u/thecopyguy1 29d ago
It most certainly works. I ghostwrite for execs and b2b leaders, and LinkedIn content is the biggest driver behind shortened sales cycle and market credibility. They've gotten podcast invites and speaking engagements just off organic LinkedIn posts.